Owl Who Couldn't Find His Mate Sets Out To Save Her

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[tblue37]

1. K&R. nt

[Jeebo]

2. I've always thought owls are such beautiful creatures.

I never have understood how they got relegated to the status of creepy horror movie props.

Here on the campus of the University of Missouri, on the Sunday of Earth Day every April, they have lots of Earth Day festivities that include birds that are brought and displayed by the raptors department at MU. That always includes one or two owls. I always so look forward to that, those owls are such gorgeous birds.

Alas, there were no Earth Day festivities here this year. Guess why?

-- Ron

[Karadeniz]

3. Owls become very attached...a happy ending!

[cayugafalls]

4. That made my heart fly...wow. So cool.

[Laffy Kat]

5. That was amazing.

And the mamma owl still got her juicy mouse.

[Doreen]

6. I am crying.

I could tell those owls knew the people were helping them.

[Rorey]

7. Very cool

A lot of years ago, my favorite husband and I were watching television late at night and heard something in the back yard. It was a huge white owl, and wasn't able to fly. We called our local raptor center and they told us to get a big box and then try to throw a towel over the owl and then put him in the box and take him to them. It wasn't hard to catch him, but I admit I was kind of terrified driving all the way to the raptor center with this huge owl in a box in the car. They figured he was shot. Anyway, they fixed him up and kept him there until he was healed, and then they invited us to be there when they released him. It was a cool experience.

I was just reading that Snowy Owls are actually kind of rare in Colorado, so I guess it was a treat for the raptor center too.

[liberalla]

8. That's a beautiful nest they've built in a beautiful saguaro !!!

Love the happy ending!

[procon]

9. That one really tugged at my heartstrings. nt

[Maraya1969]

10. So, one of them fell down the chimney and the other went to get her and fell down

too?

Is that how they both ended up in the bottom of that chimney?

I was on the edge of my seat the whole time watching this!

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12. Yes. The space was too tight so they couldn't use their wings to fly out.

Mama owl could've been chasing prey down the chimney and didn't realize the danger.

[Fla Dem]

13. We'll never know, but I hope the homeowner placed wire mesh over the chimney

so it doesn't happen again.

[brer cat]

11. K&R